good morning, america. i'm dan harris. >> and i'm bianna golodryga. it's sunday, march 27th. this morning we have some mind-bending numbers for you. 10 million. a report that radiation levels at the damaged nuclear reactor were 10 million times higher than normal sent workers running but the power company officials now say the report was a mistake. so what went wrong? another big number this morning. 150 reports of wild weather across the south. five tornadoes and countless pieces of grapefruit-sized hail. plus, flooding in california and there is more severe weather on the way. and the top ten twitter users. this is a list with some real surprises in it. the tweet elite includes some people you know, but how did these not-so-famous tweeters become so influential? and the one. we now know who is making the cake for william and kate's royal wedding. it is layered with all sorts of symbols and special meanings and we're going to break it all down

for you. and, dan, i know you just had sleepless nights trying to figure out what this cake would be. >> the big story. >> it is a fruitcake. >> a fruitcake. >> multitiered. >> multitiered. one of my favorite kinds of cake. but apparently there are two cakes. there was a little bit of a beef between future husband and wife so the future wife, of course, she gets to pick the official cake, but the groom got his own different cake. >> he wanted some chocolate. >> he wanted some chocolate and he got what he wanted. that's what happens when you're a prince. also coming up, the great bikini backlash. we told you about those padded tops for little girls that abercrombie & fitch are selling to little girls. you had a lot to say about that. now abercrombie & fitch is responding. we'll tell you what the company had to say. >> plus the first look at at man

who may be the key to amanda knox's appeal in italy. he's an important prosecution witness but his story may be falling apart. we'll have the latest on the trial and talk to amanda's parents live. but we do begin with breaking news out of japan. the reports earlier that radiation levels and water at the damaged nuclear reactor had spiked exponentially but now power officials say that those readings were a mistake and that they are sorry. neal karlinsky is in tokyo with the latest. neal, one has to imagine all this confusion is the last thing they need in tokyo as they try to rebuild their lives. >> reporter: bianna, this entire situation is unimaginable to people here. you have to keep in mind right now it is sunday night in japan and for an entire day the people of japan have been following breaking news across the board here of an evacuation of reactor two because of spiking radiation levels 10 million times normal levels. they've been on with this all day. government officials have been commenting about this. it's a cause for huge concern for people. now from the middle of the

evening, after dinner for most people, the power company tepco came out and said simply a short statement. the number is not credible. it's a mistake. we're very sorry. they won't release the actual data of what is going on inside reactor two. they say the 10 million count is not accurate but people are left wondering what exactly is going on out here. this is the second day in a row we've had an apology from this power company tepco. yesterday they apologized for not giving proper information to their own workers who were injured because of dangerous radiation that leaked into their boots and burned three of them. today you have this horrifying report of a 10 million times radioactive release and evacuation and then an entire day later to say good night to the population, they come out and say, it's a mistake, we're sorry. so very difficult to get a handle on exactly what is going on inside that reactor. but i guess the good news is that the earlier very, very bad case scenario appears to not be

true, although we don't know exactly what the correct figures are right now. dan? >> appears to not be true. neal, let me just ask you a follow-up question. when you go out and talk to actual japanese people, how much faith do they have in the power company officials and in government officials? >> reporter: there's a split. in government officials they have a fair amount of faith, but in the power company in tepco people are frustrated. they're extremely frustrated in how this whole situation has been playing out and how the information has been dispersed. people are confused. the information does not come out frequently. when it does, its swings wildly from one point to the next, it's often confusing and not explained to them and this is their lives. a lot of these people -- we met people evacuated from an area that's been radiated. they have no idea if they're ever going to be able to go home. >> neal karlinsky on a breaking and very confusing story this morning from japan. neal, thank you.

we want turn for more on this to the physicist in san francisco. dr. michio kaku. dr. kaku, when you hear and watch these developments, how much faith do you have and the people who are supposed to be fixing this problem? >> well, the first time we make a mistake, it's a tragedy. we sympathize with the utility. they were overwhelmed. but the second time they made a mistake, it becomes a farce. it shows their incompetence and you begin to think that maybe, just maybe homer simpson is running a raging nuclear power plant. you realize that this caused an international scare. people thought we were on the verge of the point of no return, breach of containment, release of radioactive fission products into the air. and oops, we made a mistake. >> but there's still reason to be scared here. we do know that there's radioactive water leaking in every singing one of the reactors to my understanding.

you can correct me. isn't that a big problem? >> yes, it's like the little boy who cried wolf because one day we'll hit the point of no return. we may have to call out the japanese air force and people will say i've heard it before. i don't believe them anymore. yet radiation levels are near lee that will at the plant and once we have to evacuate all the reactors at some point in the future, then we're in free fall and we'll have a simultaneous meltdown of three nuclear power plants, a tragedy bigger than chernobyl, perhaps. >> worst case scenario that nobody wants to see. a short time ago a government spokesman came out and tried to reassure people. i want to read you what he said. quote, and this is very quick, we have somewhat prevented the situation from turning worse. do you believe that? >> i don't believe them anymore. the credibility of the utility has suffered a major meltdown. i would suggest that the prime minister remove the utility from leadership, install an international group of top nuclear physicists and scientists with the authority to

call out the japanese air force and military if necessary to exercise perhaps what i call the chernobyl option, burying the reactor in sand and concrete. >> and that may ultimately be what comes to pass. we have a confusing and breaking situation as we described it earlier. michio kaku, thank you very much for helping us understand it. we appreciate it. now over to bianna. we want to turn back to this country where wild weather in the southeast. we have several states getting pounded by tornadoes, hail, wind and rain, and steve pool from our seattle affiliate komo is with us. steve, is there a sense when the storms will be letting up? >> we have seen signs of improvement but what has been happening, we've had thunder and lightning. we've had hail and, of course, some of that hail is really impressive to take a look at. check this out now. we've had hail down there the size of golf balls at the very

least and in some cases the size of small grapefruit. now you can imagine and you can see right here the damage that that can do to vehicles and also, of course, buildings and structures in the area. now, we do some signs of improvement as i mentioned, however, there will still be storms around atlanta this morning so all of the folks in the south have to be watching out and paying close attention to all of the watches and warnings. i'll be back in a couple of minutes and we'll take a look at some storms in the west, not quite as bad but there's more. back to you for now. >> all right, steve, thank you. now to target libya. and the events on the ground are moving quickly. this morning, rebels have taken another city which is called brega as they push toward the capital. meanwhile, there was an extraordinary scene in tripoli itself involving a woman who claimed she was raped by gadhafi's henchmen. alex marquardt is on that story. >> reporter: this woman, clearly distraught, burst into a tripoli hotel housing foreign reporters. "look what gadhafi's militia did to me" she cried.

a scratched and bruised iman obeidi claims to have been arrested at a checkpoint, tied up and later gang raped. there was a scuffle. a hood thrown over obeidi's head. borzou borzou daragahi from the "l.a. times" was there. >> one woman picked up a knife from one of the tables and started threatening her with it. she just kept saying, no, no, no. she was fearless. clearly, something really awful had happened to her. >> reporter: at first, a government spokesman said she was drunk and mentally ill before saying it was possible she was raped and they would investigate. a violent remainder of gadhafi's authoritarian rule which the rebel fighters are trying to end. after a stalemate in the east they have broken through pushing the front from ajdabiya west to the oil town of brega. "the gadhafi forces are withdrawing," this man says. "they're defeated." they were defeated in ajdabiya thanks to precision air strikes by coalition forces.

the question now is, can the rebels keep up the momentum and will the coalition continue to pave the way? alex marquardt, abc news, benghazi, libya. >> of course there is lots to talk about with our senior white house correspondent jake tapper who is in for christiane amanpour hosting abc's "this week" later this morning. good morning, jake. >> good morning. >> the president will address the nation monday night. what points will he try to make during his speech? >> he'll talk about how the mission has been a success and now it's time for the u.s. to step back and play a support role. these are some of the questions that we're going to be asking our guests today on "this week." secretary of state hillary clinton and secretary of defense robert gates are questions along the lines of how long are we going to be there involved in this military action? in fact, that's a question specifically i put to defense secretary gates. do you think we'll be gone by the end of the year? will the mission be over by the end of the year? >> i don't think anybody knows

the answer to that. >> and that's a difficult point for the president to have to make to the american people that we don't know how long we're going to be there so you'll probably see president obama kind of skate over the end game specifically. he'll try to paint the fact that we're receding back to a support role as an exit strategy of sorts. >> so a big question mark there. and, jake, the white house is also trying to make a clear distinction between military action in libya itself and violence against pro-democracy protesters across the middle east that we've continued to see. >> reporter: that's right. and that's a question i'll put to secretary of state clinton. people who are suffering from repressive governments and slaughter all over the world in the ivory coast, in syria, where is their no-fly zone? i'll put that question to secretary of state hillary clinton. >> all this when the president was trying to keep us focused on the economy. we'll be sure to tune in. thank you, jake, for joining us. and be sure to join jake later on "this week" when he'll talk about libya with secretary of state hillary clinton and

former secretaries of defense donald rumsfeld and robert gates as he just mentioned. diane sawyer anchors president obama's speech to the nation with george stephanopoulos monday night here at 7:30 on abc. we want to turn now to the death of a pioneer politician. geraldine ferraro, the first vice presidential candidate on a major party ticket broke down barriers for women. geraldine ferarro died from blood cancer. linsey davis is here with a look at her life. good morning, linsey. quite a pioneer. >> reporter: exactly. good morning to you. when ferarro stepped into the national spotlight at the democratic convention in 1984, her acceptance speech elicited cheers and tears for eight minutes and went on to change the landscape of women in politics forever. >> my name is geraldine ferraro. >> reporter: in 1984 when the daughter of a seamstress introduced herself to the world as a vice presidential candidate, she ushered in a new era. >> i stand before you to

proclaim tonight america is the land where dreams can come true for all of us. >> reporter: she's credited with creating some of the biggest cracks in the proverbial glass ceiling. >> she broke ground for every women. we all stand on her shoulders. >> all the successes that she made makes my career possible, makes the career of every young woman who wants to do public service possible. >> reporter: the president released a statement saying "sashay and malia will grow up in a more equal america because of the life geraldine ferraro chose to live." bill and hillary clinton said she was one of a kind, tough, brilliant and never afraid to speak her mind. >> the excitement on the floor of the convention that night in 1984 was absolutely palpable. it was just a magical moment in women's history. >> reporter: she rewrote the rules. condoleezza rice called her a pioneer and icon in american politics.

nancy pelosi said "the drumbeat that geraldine ferraro began that day in july will continue for a long time to come." from sarah palin, "may her example of hard work and dedication to america continue to inspire all women." after being diagnosed with a blood cancer, she was given three years to live, five at most. that was 12 years ago, which explains another word so often used to describe geraldine ferraro, a fighter. >> i think what you do is you look at a person's record, whether or not any jobs that they've taken they've done well, whether or not they have integrity, whether or not they're confident, whether or not they're sufficiently intelligent enough to go to people who know the answers if they don't. do i have those types of qualities? yeah. >> you're sure? >> i haven't missed yet. >> reporter: in the years after the race after being dogged by controversy and criticism on her family, she said "i don't think i'd run for vice president again. next time i'd run for president." quite a legacy.

>> quite a legacy, indeed. you can see that she set the stage for so many women. >> so many wanted to come forward yesterday and continue to come forward just to give a tribute to her. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> let's get the headlines now. and we've got a special guest, espn anchor josh elliott in for ron claiborne this morning. good morning. >> good morning. the only tough thing about filling in for ron is that there's no ron and i love ron. i'll have to do. good morning to all of you. we begin with a massive protest in london. 250,000 opposing government cuts taking to the streets. over 200 people were arrested during the protest which began peacefully but ended with skirmishes between demonstrators and police. 66 people were injured including 31 police officers. the huge crowd protesting reductions in public spending totaling some $130 billion. meanwhile, turmoil in the middle east as pro-democracy demonstrators try to topple the government of syria. protesters setting fire to government offices in southern and western syria.

and in jordan thousands of supporters of king abdullah ii taking to the streets of the capital city of amman to express their loyalty after anti-government protests. in this country, ten firefighters were injured in a fire in a bar in michigan. the caused the roof and then the rest of the building to collapse trapping some of the firefighters inside. all were hospitalized and said to be in stable condition. none of the injuries were considered life threatening. alaska airlines has canceled some 150 flights because of a computer failure. the outage forcing alaska airlines and its affiliate, horizon air, to scrap about 15% of the scheduled flights affecting roughly 12,000 passengers. and finally, the doggie dinner that went viral. the video shows -- well, you see what the video shows. some doggie heads and human hands and lending nothing else, just new meaning to the notion

of hand to mouth as you can see. however shockingly the food did get from hand -- well, to snout. proving bianna and dan that it takes a village, it's gotten not surprisingly over 1 million hits on youtube. now, i can report, in fact, this was a very polarizing piece of video today at the morning news meeting. i think we can agree, however, that less is more. >> i've always been pro that video for the dog. >> it explains so much when i have seen dan eat, seen my husband eat. it all comes together now. >> my table manners are fine, just for the record. we want to turn to the weather, and steve pool from our seattle affiliate komo. good to see you again, steve. >> good to see you. i certainly enjoyed it. good morning, everybody. well, we're going to start with the story of rainfall and, no, not in seattle this time. this is actually in california. take a look at this video. this is from capitola,

which is a little south of santa cruz. the video is from yesterday but gives you an idea of what's going on and now there is a new storm approaching the west coast. this one is headed for southern oregon and it's going to bring >> and that's it for now. back to you guys, dan, bianna. >> steve, thank you. now dan's favorite moment of the show. another chapter in our royal diary this morning. a sweet new detail to report. we know who is baking the wedding cake. >> and we know not only that,

we also know who is baking the groom's cake especially requested by the prince. mike marusarz is on the case. >> reporter: famed cake-baker fiona cairns will mold the masterpiece in this cozy cake shop 110 miles north of london. >> it's multitiered. it doesn't have color on it. it's cream and white. it's a traditional cake, but it is also modern with a vintage element. all the tiers will be -- have something different on them. >> reporter: 16 different blooms and types of foliage all with special meanings. a bridal rose symbolizing strength and endurance. a lily for sweetness and humility. ivy leaves symbolizing marriage. kate middleton herself met with the designer who has baked cakes for stars like beatle paul mccartney. >> it was a very relaxed meeting. she is lovely. she has quite a few ideas. >> reporter: as for prince william, he gets his own chocolate biscuit cake created

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ask your doctor if nasonex is right for you. ♪ papa-paparazzi a really interesting story this morning about fame and influence and how the two don't often or always go together. this is lady gaga, of course. she has more twitter followers than anybody on the planet, however, she does not even crack the top ten most influential users of twitter. how did that happen? and who made the list? we'll tell you in just a minute. good morning, america. i'm dan harris. >> and i'm bianna golodryga. it's sunday, march 27th. also coming up, the story that got so many of you at home talking. it's that push-up bikini top for little girls being sold by abercrombie & fitch. this morning, the company responds. plus, a whole new way to see 3-d. no glasses required. we're going to show you the hot, new gaming device that had people lining up at the store, but it also comes with a health warning that some parents will want to hear.

in fact, all parents will want to hear this. we begin with major developments in the amanda knox trial. of course, knox is the american college student convicted of murder in italy. well, she's back in court for her appeal and this morning there are big, new questions about the reliability of a key witness for the prosecution. simon mcgregor-wood has the latest. >> reporter: amanda knox and her family declared a victory in court yesterday after contradictory testimony from the only eyewitness. he placed amanda knox and her italian boyfriend raffaello sollecito near the scene of the crime on the night of the murder of meredith kercher. yesterday, antonio curatolo told the court that he saw the couple arguing in the plaza near the apartment where kercher was killed on halloween. he said "i can remember that in the piazza that night, young people in masks were coming and going." curatolo insists that it was the very next day that he saw police show up to investigate the murder. in fact, police did not show up

until two days after halloween on november the 2nd. furthermore, the long homeless curatolo testified that he regularly used heroin at the time of the crime. the defense contends that curatolo's testimony puts the couple near the scene of the crime on the wrong day. >> i mean, the witness kind of looked a little confused sui pretty good for us, so i'm happy. >> reporter: the next hearing for knox is may 21st when dna experts will present their report about key evidence presented in the first trial. for "good morning america," simon mcgregor-wood, abc news, london. >> joining us this morning from seattle, amanda's parents, etta mellas and curt knox. thank you for joining us. etta, i want to begin with you. your daughter's defense team long sought to discredit his testimony. how big of a turning point was the contradictory testimony yesterday? >> we think it's pretty big. it's just one piece of the many inaccurate pieces of evidence that were presented.

i know that, you know, the prosecution made a big deal of this guy. he was this big ooh-ah witness. and the fact that he has the dates wrong and, you know, admitted to drug use is really good for us. >> and, curt, i want to turn to you because after this now we're going to be -- the next hearing is set for may 21st. what will be happening then? >> well, on the 21st of may they're going to review and actually begin the testimony of the dna experts that the court called to do an independent review. so we're very much looking forward to those conversations and results. >> and, curt, of course, meantime, your whole family is upset about the made-for-tv movie about the case. amanda called it "the worst invasion of my life." what are you doing to stop it from being shown? we know that lifetime has until july 4th to respond. >> that's correct. a civil case has been brought forth in italy. and, you know, with all of the

inaccuracies within the movie itself and how amanda and our families were portrayed and all the things that were wrong with it, you know, it really is an invasion, and it's inappropriate at a time when the appeal is still going on. >> and, edda, i want to go back to mr. curatolo. what did his testimony do as far as amanda's spirits? >> well, you know, she -- i talked to her, we talked to her right after the court date. she was able -- she gave us a call. and she said, you know, people are hugging and crying for her and telling her it's all going to be good. it made her feel good. i mean, she knows that she had nothing to do with this, so to have the one, quote, eyewitness that placed her even just near the crime scene that night is pretty much discredited, totally discredited is huge. >> and how would you characterize her emotional and mental state of mind right now?

>> she's cautiously optimistic. you know, it's hard. you don't want to get your hopes up too high because we did that in the first trial because there was nothing presented that connected her with the crime but she was still found guilty, so, you know, none of us wants to get too hopeful because when it doesn't go correctly it's really hard but she's definitely -- i think we're all feeling maybe less anxious right now. >> all right. well we appreciate you joining us once again this morning, curt knox and edda mellas, thank you so much. we're going to turn back to espn's josh elliott in for ron claiborne with the other headlines this morning. good to see you again. >> good morning, dan and bianna. well, there are now conflicting reports about the huge jump in radioactivity reported at the damaged nuclear power plant in japan. japanese officials originally said workers were forced evacuate when radiation levels hit 10 million times higher than normal. but now operators at the plant say that report was a mistake. wild weather all over the south.

with almost 150 reports of severe weather in four southern states. hail the size of grapefruit hit central georgia hard along with five tornadoes. two tickets punched for the ncaa final four. kemba walker went for 20 points. leading connecticut over arizona, 65-63, and the slippers still fit the bulldogs of tiny butler who beat florida, 74-71 in overtime to reach the final four for a second consecutive year. and a remarkable and somewhat terrifying experiment in france. research subjects asked to hit colored buttons while they were awake. but then take a look. she's asleep and is actually mimicking those movements you just saw indicating that perhaps the body replays the action of the day during the night. of course, i was on my couch all day yesterday, so it wouldn't really look that different at all. time now for a look at the

weather and steve pool from our seattle affiliate komo. steve? >> thanks very much, josh. hi, everybody. good morning. let's look around the nation here. one of the signs of spring in our nation's capital is the cherry blossom festival, but this year it's not so springlike. earlier on -- this is a live picture earlier. we did see some snow there. it isn't falling at this point. temperatures in the 40s and around the rest of the nation especially across the northern tier it will be cold and crisp essentially from new england all the way over to the great lakes. if you're looking for the warm stuff, well, you can head down to the deep south or, say, south texas or south florida where there will be a lot of sunshine and temperatures will be pretty much in the 80s, and in general conditions you see here, sun in the desert and we've got a little bit of rain, well, a lot of rain alongc

>> this weather report has been brought to you by quaker oatmeal squares. dan, bianna? >> thank you, steve. we want to go back now to a story that got a lot of you very worked up yesterday. it's that padded push-up bikini being marketed to little girls by abercrombie & fitch. >> well, a company spokesman declined our request for an interview or a statement, but they did respond to the outrage. after being busted for pushing up this push-up triangle to young girls, abercrombie and fitch changed the words to striped triangle. but the padded and womanly shaped top is still for sale. it's the latest spark in the fireworks over little girls growing up too fast. most of the messages we got from viewers were expressed outrage. one reads, "i agree with those of you that think it is gross. i have boys.

and thank god for it. the outfits that are out there for little young girl, tweens and teens are just ridiculous." many of you hold adults responsible saying parents are to blame. don't buy it and they won't continue to make it. but a few of you felt the padding actually offers modest girls some privacy tweeting, chill, parents. girls are developing earlier than ever. showing through a wet suit can be devastating. of course, it doesn't end there. we'd love to hear from you. you should weigh in on this story if you're outraged. go to abcnews.com/gma and tell us what you think. but coming up on this show, why would this guy camp out in front of a best buy store all week long? we'll show you the gadget he couldn't wait to get his hands on. that's coming up next. >> where do you get a glove like that? love that. and surprising, a very surprising list for you. who are the top ten most influential people on twitter? how do the almost famous and not famous at all get so much influence? famous at all get so much influence? how do the famous and not so famous at all get so much influence? a single serving has 46 grams of whole grains.

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gadget to show 3-d images without the special need for those glasses. our favorite geek, abc news tech contributor daniel sieberg, our "good morning america" tech contributor, got his hands on one. >> these glasses are different than the ones we're talking about, by the way. >> you're not geeky. >> well, i'll take that as -- >> i said it lovingly. >> that's a cool thing. for people like me, of course. >> so you have the device here. is it worth the hype? >> you know, it kind of is. i mean, i've had this for a couple of weeks now. i'll give you a quick demo. i have to say we can't see the 3-d so well on tv. this is a limitation we have here. but we do see the game. this is street fighter. my street fighter skills are not so great. the idea here is you don't need the glasses. there's a slider on the right so to go from 2-d all the way up to 3-d. and it's got this stereoscopic 3-d in it. so it's kind of tricking your sighs in to seeing this 3-d experience. >> does it make the game experience better? >> in some cases it really does improve the game. in other cases, it can be a little bit dizzying. you have to get used to that. you've got to find the sweet spot. you know, if you

turn it at the wrong angle you sort of lose that effect but it's quite an immersive and mesmerizing experience. >> well, "avatar" aside, you can't say that the u.s. public has embraced 3-d technology quite yet. >> you're right because of the glasses. that's been a big stumbling block for a lot of people. something like this may get possibly people excited about not needing glasses. now, it's not cheap. this is $250. that compares to just an entire gaming console that's out there today. the games themselves are $40 each. this is quite an investment for people even though it's pretty cool stuff. >> and there's a health warning for some kids? >> yeah, not just for kids actually. i mean the warning that comes with the game console itself, with the handheld device, anyone under the age of 7 basically shouldn't be playing it because their eyes are still developing. now, i left 7 behind about 32 years ago. and there's still a warning for adults because they say about every 30 minutes, take about a 10 to 15-minute break because of that very sort of immersive experience with the 3-d. now, it does enhance some games.

there are about 18 titles available at the launch, which happens today, and we'll have to see if this catches on. the idea of glasses-free technology with 3-d. >> would you say there is a big demand for it right now? >> i think so. i mean i think that nintendo is going to have to try to meet the demand with the supply they may eventually run out at some point or try to keep up with that. i think what we're going to have to wait and see if other types of devices like smartphones and tablets -- you know, lg has the thrill phone which will be 3-d without the glasses. htc has one too. trying to get away from those, i'm going to reach out and say, those dorky 3-d glasses. >> we'll call them geeky. >> yeah. >> are you sold? convinced? >> no. >> standing in line tonight. >> i'll give it to you later. and you can maybe play around with it. >> all right. >> remember, 15-minute breaks. >> yeah, take those breaks. >> thank you, daniel. >> we appreciate it. and coming up on "good morning america," whose tweets mean the most? well, dan harris' do to me. but we'll tell you who the top tweeters are next. >> at least somebody is reading them.

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okay. we all look forward to top ten lists. who doesn't? the latest one, though, definitely a sign of our times. the top ten most influential people on twitter. but how really to quantify influence? "the new york times" asked an independent research company twitalyzer to crunch that. of course. and the company created what it called the influence index, a metric that essentially counts the number of times that a person's twitter name is mentioned by other users. and it turns out that popularity doesn't always guarantee influence, which explains why you will not see dan harris' name anywhere on this list, however -- >> oh. >> i'm in the top 15, though,

right? >> indeed. >> all right. here we go. at number ten, well, this explains it. luciano huck. he's a brazilian tv personality. >> is it luciano? >> it might be, in fact. a soccer player. a supermodel he is not. kim kardashian, checking in at number nine. reality tv star. >> she's everywhere. >> yeah. >> 6 million plus followers. a recent offering of hers, "i love when my car is dirty and it starts to rain. makes me not feel so bad for my car being dirty. i love the free car wash." >> i really got to follow her. had >> that's deep. >> that is deep. >> rainn wilson said, best known for his stylings on "the office." he had this to say, "i have a birthmark that covers most of my body, fortunately, it's fleshtone." at number seven, president barack obama, the only politician on the list. number six, though, trumped even the president, of course, snoop dogg. at number five, ryan seacrest. "raining on the walk over to the studio," he once tweeted. "got to make sure the hair

doesn't frizz." followed by steven frey. a great british actor. number three, conan o'brien. he tweeted "charlie sheen is doing a 21-city comedy tour. being a mentally unstable out of work tv star on tour was my idea." at number two, the only athlete, in fact, to break into the top ten. that, of course, wide receiver, chad ochocinco of the cincinnati bengals. we actually reached out to chad via twitter to commend him for being there at number two. and he did say, hey, one love, congratulations. keep up the great work on the show, at least, you, steve. at number one, the most influential person in the twittersphere, not oprah, not lady gaga, not a prepubescent pop star. no, at number one, it's rafinha bastos. >> of course. >> if you don't know who rafinha manufacture bastos is, and i'm reading the copy and i don't. he's a brazilian comedian. and there you go. that's modern technology for you. >> they love twitter in brazil.

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so great to have some special guests with us this weekend. steve pool from seattle. >> thank you. >> my man josh elliott from espn. excellent to have you. >> you can't say you have as much fun at espn or komo. you don't. nothing like here. thank you for watching abc news. we're always on abc.com. we'll have much more later on "this week with christiane amanpour." me